Best Bars to Watch the Game in Liverpool

Reds on Exchange Street East is a Kopite haven, with numerous big screens and a colossal projector that make it one of the best rooms in the centre for live football. The crowd skews red, the sound goes on for the match, and the projector turns a Champions League night into the event the room is built for.

Game day tip: Claim a seat in front of the projector for a European night, when the main screen draws the biggest crowd.

Einstein Bier Haus took over the old Walkabout space in Concert Square, a multi level German style room with a capacity around twelve hundred that comes alive on Liverpool match days. Big screens cover the walls for everything from the Bundesliga to the Champions League, and the scale means there is room for a big crowd to watch together.

Game day tip: Go upstairs for a clearer view of a wall screen when the ground floor fills on a match day.

Lime Street Central runs big screens carrying Sky Sports and TNT Sports plus the BBC and ITV games, which covers almost every fixture between the leagues and the cup ties. Its spot opposite Lime Street Station makes it the easy meeting point before or after a match, and the sound follows the headline game.

Game day tip: Handy as a first stop straight off the train, with the terrestrial games covered as well as Sky and TNT.

Shenanigans in the city centre is the Irish house for the international games, with multiple screens that give good viewing from most tables. It is the go to for rugby, Gaelic football and international fixtures alongside the Premier League, and the Guinness and the crowd make it a warm room for a long afternoon of sport.

Game day tip: Good for a Six Nations Saturday or a Gaelic football weekend, when the room turns to the rugby and the GAA.

Pogue Mahone on Seel Street is a Georgian building pouring what many call the best pint of Guinness in Liverpool, and there is always a match on with screens through the pub. It is the choice for an authentic Irish room over a big screen hall, with a partisan feel on a derby day and the football on every wall.

Game day tip: Come for the Guinness and a derby crowd, since the room leans into the big football days.

McCooley's brings the Irish pub experience to the heart of the centre, a warm and welcoming room that runs the sport across its screens. It sits among the Concert Square rooms, which makes it easy to fold into a match day crawl, and the football stays on with the sound up for the headline fixture.

Game day tip: Use it as the central anchor on a match day crawl, with the bigger Concert Square rooms a short walk away.

O'Neill's on Hanover Street is the familiar Irish bar for reliable live sport, friendly and central with the football on screen. It is the safe choice when you want a room you know will have the match on with the sound up, without the scrum of the biggest Concert Square halls on a busy night.

Game day tip: A steady fallback when the warehouse rooms are at capacity, with the same fixtures on a calmer floor.

The Sandon near Anfield is where Liverpool Football Club was founded in 1870, and the matchday atmosphere is electric, with red the dominant color and the walls covered in club memorabilia. It is the room for the pre match build up and for the away games when there is no home fixture, full of the local matchday crowd.

Game day tip: Get there well before kickoff on a matchday, since the Anfield crowd fills it fast for the build up.

The Bridewell in the Ropewalks is a former jail where the old cells are now cozy seating areas, and the football plays in the upstairs bar. It is a characterful room for a quieter watch, the sort of place to settle into a cell booth with a pint and follow the match away from the loudest crowds.

Game day tip: Head upstairs for the football, and grab a cell booth for a calmer watch on a busy fixture day.

Yates in the centre puts on a variety of sport across its screens, from football to rugby and more, and its central spot with good transport links makes it easy to reach and easy to move on from. It is the straightforward choice for a match and a drink before exploring the rest of the centre's bars.

Game day tip: A practical central base for an afternoon of sport, with plenty of bars nearby for after the final whistle.